The Phillies have shown “pretty hard” interest in recruiting 17-year veteran Moises Alou to fill their right-handed reserve role for the upcoming season. A career .303 hitter, Alou may be best known for his involvement in the “Steve Bartman” incident in the 2003 NLCS, but many are unfamiliar with his unsavory custom of urinating on his own hands before games.

Scott Eyre, current Phillie and a former Alou teammate with the Giants in 2005, recalls daily life with a teammate that ran around with piss residue on his hands all game.

“Most places make you wash your hands after taking a piss before you return to work, but this guy actually pissed directly on his hands and went right back to work,” Eyre said. “I can’t say I’d look forward to being on the field at the same time as this guy…touching the same baseball.”